For 13 years I asked the landlord to fix the ceiling. Then it rained inside my kitchen (video)

… few repairs that I had been requesting for over a decade I live in a quaintlooking 14unit tenement in Williamsburg run … a landlord like losing money If you are in an apartment coop or condo and have buildingwide issues that are not … circumstances The management company excels in making our lives unstable so I remain committed to fighting for repairs …

By Anonymous |November 14, 2023 - 1:00PM
After my bathroom ceiling collapsed, I got my landlord to cover a hotel stay. Here's what I did

… him off I lived with a roommate on a block that was apparently affectionately known by Columbia students as Rat Row simply because there were so many rats So if the rats werent bad enoughone day my ceiling collapsed And to make … of back and forth with our landlord my roommate got us a rent abatement for around half of our last month of rent We …

By Celia Young |July 17, 2023 - 9:30AM
Want to try wallpaper in your NYC apartment or brownstone? Here's what you need to know

… for us as the handpainted iteration was out of reach for most clients One of her sources is  Wallpaper Projects a … the neatest decorating invention in terms of delivering luxe style and fluid design for budgetconscious … design background I personally like wallpaper and have lived with it my whole life  H owever I am always a little …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 3, 2022 - 9:30AM
How to pick the right lighting for your NYC apartment if you're selling or renovating

… want to muck with the ceiling Such was the case in a Jane Street duplex above where she found a sculptural replica … the striking glass ball pendants in an apartment on Greene Street in Soho above designed by IMG  Franco says the globe … leave these and all the other pricey fixtures  And if you live in a Brooklyn brownstone youll want to add wow factor …

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 29, 2021 - 9:30AM
Want to raise a dropped ceiling and remove recessed lighting in your NYC apartment? Here's what you need to know

… limited in coop and condo buildings NYCs fire code prevents most multifamily buildings from having exposed wood beams … beams cant be exposed  … This is no doubt the case if you live in a multiunit building to be compliant with the NYC …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 15, 2021 - 9:30AM
A West Village one bedroom with a sleeping loft for $1,150,000, no board approval required

… payment of only 10 percent versus the 20 to 25 percent that most coops demand In exchange for the condolike ease of …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |March 13, 2020 - 9:00AM